Peanut Blossoms

I already have my cooking and baking menu ready for Christmas but think I'll make these for a New Years treat. I think they'll be perfect for Valentines Day, too :-)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar, plus 1/4 cup for decoration

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1 egg

2 Tbsp. milk

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1-3/4 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 (9 oz.) bag milk chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.

In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and stir in the milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in another bowl and stir in to the peanut butter mixture until well blended.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately top each cookie with a candy kiss; pressing down firmly so cookie cracks around edge. Remove from cookie sheets; cool completely. Yield: 4 doz. cookies

Ingredients

1 cup shortening

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

4 Tbsp. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

3 1/2 cup flour

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2 tsp. soda

1 tsp. salt

Chocolate Kisses

Directions

Cream together shortening, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar; add eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat well. Add flour, soda and salt; mix well. Shape into balls and roll in sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and place a chocolate kiss on top of cookie. Return to oven for a few minutes.